Security stepped up in jails
Unb, Dhaka
Security at Dhaka Central Jail, Kashimpur Jail and other prisons across the country has been beefed up to foil any attempt to free JMB militants in the wake of the execution of their top leaders in March.The authorities posted additional security at Dhaka Central Jail and intensified Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and police patrols after members of Rab-10 arrested three people from a blanket factory, Woolen Mills Ltd, inside the jail compound during an operation on Thursday night. The arrested were identified as Delwar Hossain, 28, Sahfiqul Islam, 30, and Kajol Mia, 25. The Rab team recovered 10 bottles of Phensidyl and 100 packets of ganja. During the operation, the Rab noticed that the blanket factory is located adjacent to the boundary wall of the jail and across the boundary wall there are cells wherein arrested JMB militants were kept. DIG (Prison) Major Haider told UNB that the JMB militants were shifted to different cells yesterday and security inside the jail has been doubled. He felt that the blanket factory run by a private company on a 55-year lease is a security threat to the central jail wherein not only militants, but also important political leaders are detained. The DIG (Prison) said the factory where 350 people work should be shifted to somewhere else. He said instructions were given to the Kashimpur Jail authorities and other prisons to remain alert.
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